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Request to Amend Accountability Plan – Hawaii – NCLB Policy Letters to States
July 25, 2005
Honorable Patricia Hamamoto
Hawaii Department of Education
P.O. Box 2360
Honolulu, Hawaii 96804
Dear Superintendent Hamamoto:
I am writing in response to Hawaii's request to amend its state accountability plan under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Following our discussions with your staff, those changes that are aligned with NCLB are now included in an amended state accountability plan that Hawaii submitted to the Department on July 5, 2005. A list of the changes is enclosed with this letter. I am pleased to fully approve Hawaii's amended plan, which we will post on the Department's website.
If, over time, Hawaii makes changes to the accountability plan that has been approved, Hawaii must submit information about those changes to the Department for review and approval, as required by section 1111(f)(2) of Title I. Approval of Hawaii's accountability plan is not also an approval of Hawaii's standards and assessment system. As Hawaii makes changes in its standards and assessments to meet requirements under NCLB, Hawaii must submit information about those changes to the Department for peer review through the standards and assessment process.
Please also be aware that approval of Hawaii's accountability plan for Title I, including the amendments approved above, does not indicate that the plan complies with Federal civil rights requirements, including Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
I am confident that Hawaii will continue to advance its efforts to hold schools and school districts accountable for the achievement of all students. I wish you well in your school improvement efforts. If I can be of any additional assistance to Hawaii in its efforts to implement other aspects of NCLB, please do not hesitate to call.
Henry L. Johnson
cc: Governor Linda Lingle
Amendments to the Hawaii's Accountability Plan
These statements are summaries of the amendments. For complete details, please refer to the Hawaii accountability plan on the Department's website: www.ed.govhttps://www2.ed.gov/admins/lead/account/stateplans03/index.html.
AYP determinations for schools with non-tested grades (Element 1.1)
Revision: Hawaii will use the following criteria in making AYP determinations for schools that do not have a tested grade: school selected assessments of mathematics and reading; achievement of students in the first tested grade in the next school that their students attend; achievement of students in the last tested grade in the previous school that their students attended; and State selected assessments of mathematics and reading proficiency.
Minimum group size (Elements 1.1, 3.2, 5.4, and 5.5)
Revision: Hawaii will apply a minimum group size of 40 in making AYP determinations.
Calculation of safe harbor (Element 3.2)
Revision: Using the uniform averaging procedure, Hawaii will calculate safe harbor by considering the cumulative expectations for improvement over one, two, and three years. In this approach, a school or subgroup makes AYP if it meets participation rate, the additional indicator, and the number of students who are not proficient decreases by 10% over one year, by 19% over two years, or 27% over three years.
Reliability of decisions (Element 9.1)
Revision: Hawaii will apply a standard error of measurement to the proportion of students who are proficient to ensure reliability of their AYP determinations.


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The circle is now complete: Bryant posts the final part in his series on the pillars of Windows 7. Note that "pillars" is a common Microsoft term: They like to frame everything in terms of PowerPoint presentations, so normally the company will try to keep "pillars" to three or less, all the better to fit on a single screen. That there are five Windows 7 pillars is, I think, somewhat telling.: Windows remains a complex product.
The final pillar focuses much more on the business-oriented aspects of Windows 7 rather than the consumer additions we saw in the previous four pillars. The scenarios covered by this particular pillar are designed to make deployment and maintenance of Windows 7 easier than any prior operating system. Most of the scenarios in this pillar seem to be nothing more than enhancements of features which made their debut in Windows Vista, which is good for companies looking to minimize costs while looking to deploy an improved OS since it would mean less training for both employees and IT professionals.
Pillar Five: Engineered for Ease of Ownership
Windows 7 will put a number of computer repair personnel out of a job (kidding) while making life much easier for the typical corporate network administrator by providing the tools necessary to keep Windows running as long and as healthy as possible.
BTW: If you haven't seen it, I've posted three Windows 7 build 6519 screenshot galleries over the past few days, and should have a longer write-up about build 6519 sometime in the coming days. In contrast to the strategy stuff presented in these pillars conversations, I'm focusing on just the changes we can see in this first external build, compared to Windows Vista.

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Perhaps it is because I love to read that I'm so drawn to books. And if they're of a
vintage nature, all the more so. Needless to say, when I discovered these
French beauties at a flea market some time ago,
I was more than a tad thrilled.
They were buried beneath a mound of completely unrelated items, in a tattered
old box—one of several, I was determined to rummage through.
Being the treasure hunter that I am,
searching through boxes of disorganized clutter—gone unnoticed
by many—is a challenge I heartily welcome.
The pretty lilac-hued covers of these little readers—softened by the most wonderful
timeworn patina—was the first thing to catch my eye. But the detail
of the vintage graphics was an even bigger draw.
Though every word, from cover to cover, was in French, many of the titles and
authors were quite familiar to me.
Beauty is beauty, no matter the country of origin, so without hesitation, I decided
these tiny teasures were destined to come home with me.
When it came time to pay the vendor, he informed me that there were more
"little French books" somewhere in his booth.
Fabulous!!! That would mean more treasure hunting. ; )
I was able to locate a total of thirty of the CLASSIQUES LAROUSSE, thirteen of an
entirely different series, and three other miscellaneous French booklets—
all for a song.
Many of these dainty little gems date back to the early 1930s and span
almost thirty years—to the early 60s.
As is true of everything vintage that I own, I've oftened wondered as to their origins.
What might the person have been like, who collected these jewels
for thirty years?
Was she someone who thoroughly enjoyed the written word, as I myself do?
Did she experience the pull of their beauty, even before she read the first word—
as I did?
Was she fluent in French?
These are but a few of the many questions I've pondered, as I've carefully perused their
delicate pages.
The intrigue of their mysterious history has made my decision to part
with these sweet treasures all the more difficult. But the Yankee and I have committed
to paring down our collections this year,
and so part with them I must.
Why part with these particular lovelies, you might ask? The answer is quite simple.
Je ne parle pas français!
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Why is urine important?
You might have had to give a urine sample when you've gone to the doctor for a check-up. Urine is basically your liquid waste. The contents of your urine can tell the doctor if you have certain illnesses.
The Urinary System
Sometimes, the urinary system (Figure below) is called the excretory system. But the urinary system is only one part of the excretory system. Recall that the excretory system is also made up of the skin, lungs, and large intestine, as well as the kidneys. The urinary system is the organ system that makes, stores, and gets rid of urine.
Organs of the Urinary System
- As you can see above (Figure above), the kidneys are two bean-shaped organs. Kidneys filter and clean the blood and form urine. They are about the size of your fists and are found near the middle of the back, just below your ribcage.
- Ureters are tube-shaped and bring urine from the kidneys to the urinary bladder.
- The urinary bladder is a hollow and muscular organ. It is shaped a little like a balloon. It is the organ that collects urine.
- Urine leaves the body through the urethra.
What is Urine?
Urine is a liquid that is formed by the kidneys when they filter wastes from the blood. Urine contains mostly water, but it also contains salts and nitrogen-containing molecules. The amount of urine released from the body depends on many things. Some of these include the amount of fluid and food a person consumes and how much fluid they have lost from sweating and breathing. Urine ranges from colorless to dark yellow but is usually a pale yellow color. Light yellow urine contains mostly water. The darker the urine, the less water it contains.
The urinary system also removes a type of waste called urea from your blood. Urea is a nitrogen-containing molecule that is made when foods containing protein, such as meat, poultry, and certain vegetables, are broken down in the body. Urea and other wastes are carried in the bloodstream to the kidneys, where they are removed and form urine.
Explore More
Use the resource below to answer the questions that follow.
- The Nephron at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiNEShg6JTI (5:46)
- What are three components of the renal system? Which part of this system is the main excretory organ of the body?
- What are three functions of the kidney?
- What capsule surrounds the glomerulus? How many of the capsules are found in the entire kidney?
- What is the urinary system?
- What is the main organ of the urinary system? What is the function of this organ?
- What is the difference between the urinary system and the excretory system?
- What is the purpose of the urinary bladder?


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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday promised "big sanctions" against Turkey for its invasion into northern Syria against Kurdish fighters, but again defended his withdrawal of American troops who had been fighting alongside the Kurds against Islamic State terrorists.
"Do people really think we should go to war with NATO Member Turkey?" Trump said on Twitter. "Never ending wars will end! The same people who got us into the Middle East mess are the people who most want to stay there!"
Two key congressional leaders, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, leader of the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives, and Senator Lindsey Graham, a Trump Republican ally, agreed in a phone conversation on the need for quick action condemning Turkey's attacks on the Kurdish fighters.
Pelosi called for a congressional resolution "to overturn the president's dangerous decision in Syria immediately." Graham said he would work with Democrats to "draft sanctions and move quickly."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said he was "gravely concerned" about the Turkish offensive, contending that it will jeopardize "years of hard-won progress" in destroying Islamic State's self-declared caliphate in northern Syria. McConnell said he would hold talks with other lawmakers and Trump administration officials this week on how "to avoid a strategic calamity" in the region.
Trump pledged Sunday to work with congressional leaders, including opposition Democrats, to impose the economic sanctions on Ankara.
The U.S. leader contended that the Kurdish fighters "may be releasing some" Islamic State prisoners in an effort "to get us involved." But Trump said they could be "easily recaptured by Turkey or European Nations from where many came."
Syrian forces entered a town near the Turkish border Monday, a day after reaching an agreement with Syrian Kurds to move into the region in an attempt to counter the Turkish onslaught.
Syria's state-run SANA news agency reported Monday's troop movement in Tal Tamr, about 20 kilometers from the border, saying it was done to "confront the Turkish aggression" and was welcomed by the people there.
The extraordinary deal between the Kurds, Syria, and Russia — Syria's main ally — comes four days after Turkish forces moved against the Kurds in northern Syria after Trump withdrew nearly all U.S. forces.
Turkey regards the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces as terrorists aligned with separatists inside Turkey, although Western countries have viewed them as a key ally in the fight against Islamic State.
A Kurdish statement said, "In order to prevent and block this assault, agreement has been reached with the Syrian government whose duty is to protect the borders and Syrian sovereignty, for the Syrian army to enter and deploy along the length of the Syrian-Turkish border."
Syrian Kurds say they feel totally forsaken by the United States after fighting side-by-side with U.S. forces. They also believe much of the Arab world and the U.N. Security Council are ignoring them.
"We had to find a solution... now you see what has happened to us and they don't want to support us," the defense minister of the Kurdish city of Kobani, Ismat Sheikh Hassan, said Sunday. "Again, we should not trust anybody. We should rely on ourselves. Every Kurd should carry a gun and prepare himself."
With the United States moving to withdraw all of its remaining troops from northern Syria, Trump said Sunday, "Very smart not to be involved in the intense fighting along the Turkish Border, for a change."
"The Kurds and Turkey have been fighting for many years," he wrote on Twitter. "Turkey considers the PKK the worst terrorists of all. Others may want to come in and fight for one side or the other. Let them!"
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper told Fox News Sunday there will be a "deliberate withdrawal" of the last 1,000 U.S. troops from northern Syria.
"We pushed back on Turkey to not do this operation," Esper said. But he said Turkey was "fully committed to do this no matter what we did."
"This is part of the terrible situation that Turkey has put us in," Esper said, adding that the U.S. "didn't sign up to fight Turkey, a long-time ally, on behalf of the Kurds."
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at a joint news conference that Turkey is risking an "unbearable humanitarian situation."
The World Health Organization said Monday it is "gravely concerned about the humanitarian health situation in northeast Syria."
It said the military operations have already displaced 200,000 people since last week, and that there are fewer health workers able to provide services due to displacement and health providers suspending operations.


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On Friday, I announced we would upgrade our commenting system. It was tested over the weekend, and ultimately I have decided to go back to the wordpress system. Here are the reasons why:
1. Our old comments never got transitioned over.
The intenseDebate system says I can just click a single button and it will import our old posts into the new system. I did this Friday and the page never moved from 0%. I tried again Saturday night, with the 0% import still there this morning(Monday). Our old posts simply never imported. I don't know if it was because our database of comments was so large (I doubt it) or what. I went to contact their support, but found them out for the weekend. That's no big deal, but I wonder if the importer was a manual thing and no one was there to do it? If so, they should probably put a warning on the importer page.
2. It wasn't failing gracefully.
I had many emails and comments saying that the comments were not showing when people were using script blockers, or certain android devices. The intenseDebate website claims that their system will show comments even if someone is using a script blocker. I did not personally test this, and frankly I don't have to. Even if those people are mistaken or have peculiar setups, I simply can't ignore complaints that our content isn't even showing.
3. I couldn't expand all replies by default, or maybe I'm an idiot.
I didn't see an option anywhere to display all comment threads expanded by default. Maybe I just overlooked it. Maybe there's some css trick to it. We HAVE to have our comments expanded. Often there is more useful information in the comments than the article itself. With replies nested you would have to go through and click every single thread just to see if there was anything useful. This is such an obvious feature that I'm convinced I just went stupid for a while and didn't read the button that enabled it, surely they didn't omit it.
For these 3 reasons, I removed it. Just like they said it would, it came out with no issue.


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Silver Pictures has cut a deal with rights holder StudioCanal to produce a reboot of Escape From New York.
The project had been set up at New Line with Breck Eisner in line to direct. Gerald Butler was among the contenders to play Snake Plissken, originally portrayed by Kurt Russell in John Carpenter's 1981 cult classic [pictured].
While the original film centred on a bank robber sent into a dystopian Manhattan to rescue the President, Silver plans a new take on the material in the form of a trilogy.
Studio Canal will finance development before announcing a studio distributor.
Silver and Andrew Rona will produce through Silver Pictures and Silver Pictures evp Alex Heineman will serve as executive producer. The producers are out to writers.
Studio Canal financed Silver Pictures' Unknown as well as the upcoming Liam Neeson thriller Non-Stop and Sean Penn's Prone Gunman, which is gearing up for a June start.


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Next Year in the White House: A Seder Tradition
From: http://www.nytimes.com/
By JODI KANTOR
WASHINGTON — One evening in April 2008, three low-level staff members from the Obama presidential campaign — a baggage handler, a videographer and an advance man — gathered in the windowless basement of a Pennsylvania hotel for an improvised Passover Seder.
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The day had been long, the hour was late, and the young men had not been home in months. So they had cadged some matzo and Manischewitz wine, hoping to create some semblance of the holiday.
Suddenly they heard a familiar voice. "Hey, is this the Seder?" Barack Obama asked, entering the room.
So begins the story of the Obama Seder, now one of the newest, most intimate and least likely of White House traditions. When Passover begins at sunset on Monday evening, Mr. Obama and about 20 others will gather for a ritual that neither the rabbinic sages nor the founding fathers would recognize.
In the Old Family Dining Room, under sparkling chandeliers and portraits of former first ladies, the mostly Jewish and African-American guests will recite prayers and retell the biblical story of slavery and liberation, ending with the traditional declaration "Next year in Jerusalem." (Never mind the current chill in the administration's relationship with Israel.)
Top aides like David Axelrod and Valerie Jarrett will attend, but so will assistants like 24-year-old Herbie Ziskend. White House chefs will prepare Jewish participants' family recipes, even rendering chicken fat — better known as schmaltz — for just the right matzo ball flavor.
If last year is any guide, Malia and Sasha Obama will take on the duties of Jewish children, asking four questions about the night's purpose — along with a few of their own — and scrambling to find matzo hidden in the gleaming antique furniture.
That event was the first presidential Seder, and also probably "the first time in history that gefilte fish had been placed on White House dishware," said Eric Lesser, the former baggage handler, who organizes each year's ritual.
As in many Jewish households, the Obama Seder seems to take on new meaning each year, depending on what is happening in the world and in participants' lives (for this group, the former is often the same as the latter).
The first one took place at the bleakest point of the campaign, the long prelude to the Pennsylvania primary, which was dominated by a furor over Mr. Obama's former pastor. "We were in the desert, so to speak," remembered Arun Chaudhary, then and now Mr. Obama's videographer, who grew up attending Seders with his half-Jewish, half-Indian family.
No one led the proceedings; everyone took turns reading aloud. Mr. Obama had brought Reggie Love, his personal aide, Ms. Jarrett and Eric Whitaker, another close friend, all African-American. Jennifer Psaki, the traveling press secretary, and Samantha Tubman, a press assistant, filtered in. Neither had ever been to a Seder, but they knew the Exodus story, Ms. Psaki from Catholic school and Ms. Tubman from childhood Sundays at black churches.
They peppered the outnumbered Jews at the table with questions, which the young men sometimes struggled to answer. "We're not exactly crack Hebrew scholars," said Mr. Lesser, now an assistant to Mr. Axelrod.
Participants remember the evening as a rare moment of calm, an escape from the din of airplanes and rallies. As the tale of the Israelites unfolded, the campaign team half-jokingly identified with their plight — one day, they too would be free. At the close of the Seder, Mr. Obama added his own ending — "Next year in the White House!"
Indeed, the group, with a few additions, has now made the Seder an Executive Mansion tradition. (No one considered inviting prominent rabbis or other Jewish leaders; it is a private event.)
But maintaining the original humble feel has been easier said than done.
Ms. Tubman and Desirée Rogers, then the White House social secretary, tried to plan an informal meal last year, with little or even no wait staff required. White House ushers reacted with what seemed like polite horror. The president and the first lady simply do not serve themselves, they explained. The two sides negotiated a compromise: the gefilte fish would be preplated, the brisket passed family-style.
Then came what is now remembered as the Macaroon Security Standoff. At 6:30, with the Seder about to start, Neil Cohen, the husband of Michelle Obama's friend and adviser Susan Sher, was stuck at the gate bearing flourless cookies he had brought from Chicago. They were kosher for Passover, but not kosher with the Secret Service, which does not allow food into the building.
Offering to help, the president walked to the North Portico and peered out the door, startling tourists. He volunteered to go all the way to the gates, but advisers stopped him, fearing that would cause a ruckus. Everyone seemed momentarily befuddled. Could the commander in chief not summon a plate of cookies to his table? Finally, Mr. Love ran outside to clear them.
Mr. Obama began the Seder by invoking the universality of the holiday's themes of struggle and liberation. Malia and Sasha quickly found the hidden matzo and tucked it away again, so cleverly that Mr. Ziskend, the former advance man, needed 45 minutes to locate it. At the Seder's close, the group opened a door and sang to the prophet Elijah.
In preparation for this year's gathering, Mr. Lesser and others have again been collecting recipes from the guests, including matzo ball instructions from Patricia Winter, the mother of Melissa Winter, Mrs. Obama's deputy chief of staff.
"We like soft (not hard) matzo balls," Mrs. Winter warned in a note to the White House chefs, instructing them to buy mix but doctor it. Use three eggs, not two, she told them; substitute schmaltz for vegetable oil, and refrigerate them for a day before serving (but not in the soup).
The Seder originated with Jewish staff members on the campaign trail who could not go home, but now some celebrate at the White House by choice. Participants say their ties are practically familial now anyway. "Some of the most challenging experiences of our life we've shared together," Ms. Jarrett said.
No one yet knows exactly what themes will emerge this year. Maybe "taking care of people who can't take care of themselves and health care reform," suggested Ms. Sher, now Mrs. Obama's chief of staff.
The evening might also reflect a group that has settled into the White House and a staff more familiar with the new custom. Last week, Ms. Sher was leaving the East Wing when a guard stopped her.
"Hey, are you bringing macaroons again this year?" he asked.


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Anglican Ordinariate Arrives
The first Anglican ordinariate has been established as three Anglican priests were received into the Catholic Church and ordained.
LONDON — The first Anglican ordinariate has been canonically established in England. John Broadhurst, Andrew Burnham and Keith Newton, having resigned their positions as bishops in the Church of England and having been received into the Catholic Church on New Year's Day, were ordained to the Catholic priesthood at Westminster Cathedral on Saturday, Jan. 15.
In a statement, Archbishop Vincent Nichols of Westminster said, "This is a unique moment, and the Catholic community in England and Wales is privileged to be playing its part in this historic development in the life of the universal Church."
At the beginning of Lent, at least 35 groups and 50 Anglican clergy will enroll as candidates for the ordinariate and will be received into the Catholic Church at Easter. The clergy will then be ordained around the time of Pentecost.
The ordinariate will be overseen by an "ordinary" who will have, according to a statement issued by the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, "similar authority and responsibilities in canon law to a diocesan bishop." He will be assisted by a governing council of at least six priests, whose consent he will need to admit a candidate to holy orders and erect or suppress an ordinariate parish.
The first ordinary will be appointed from the three "founding" members of the ordinariate. At the time of writing, no date had yet been set for this announcement. However, Father Marcus Stock, general secretary of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, said that it could happen at any moment.
The ordinary will become "an ex officio member of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales," the statement said. "As a member of the conference, the ordinary will, like a diocesan bishop, take a full part in its discussions and decisions. The ordinary will exercise collegiate responsibility for implementing the resolutions taken by the conference within the life of the ordinariate in the same way that a diocesan bishop does so within his diocese."
However, he will not oversee a specific territory or diocese, but only those who are members of the ordinariate. He will be directly appointed by Pope Benedict, although, "a married former Anglican bishop or priest who has been subsequently ordained as a Catholic priest cannot however be ordained as a Catholic bishop whilst their spouse is still living."
Any Catholic will be able to attend Mass at an ordinariate parish. However, they will not be registered members of the ordinariate and will remain under the ordinary jurisdiction of the diocesan bishop where they are resident. In short, membership of the ordinariate is for former Anglicans: Catholics cannot join it.
Father Stock stressed that members of the ordinariate will be deemed fully Catholic and explained in the statement that the "Anglican patrimony" they are to maintain within the Church may be "difficult to define, but it would include many of the spiritual writings, prayers, hymnody and pastoral practices distinctive to the Anglican tradition, which have sustained the faith and longing of many Anglican faithful for that very unity for which Christ prayed."
Of course, apart from this more spiritual side, married clergy are also part of the Anglican tradition.
"If an Anglican clergyman wants to become a Catholic priest in the ordinariate and he is not married then, because the rule of celibacy still pertains for the ordinariate, he will remain unmarried," Father Stock clarified.
"If someone who is not a clergyman enters the ordinariate, there might be a situation in which the ordinary and the governing council of the ordinariate believe it is appropriate to ordain a married man within the ordinariate. But we don't know what those circumstances are. All we know is that a limited provision has been made for that within the constitution."
The clergy joining the ordinariate are being ordained especially quickly so that they can continue serving their community. As Father Stock stated, these men "will be looking after their own communities from day one, from the day they are ordained, so they will need continuing assistance in learning many of the distinctive elements of Catholic life." As such, their training will be "on the job," through day courses, e-learning and so on.
It is, therefore, clear that while the ordinariate has an understandable communal focus, each case will nevertheless be decided individually. The same is true for lay Anglicans seeking to join the ordinariate: As Father Stock said, "It is an individual decision on the part of each layperson to desire to come into full communion with the Catholic Church."
World Watching
Those involved in the establishment of the ordinariate are certainly well aware that interested parties around the world are watching the development of this first ordinariate very closely.
"This is the first ordinariate to be canonically established, but there are other ordinariates that will be established in other places of the world where there are sufficient groups to create the capacity to make an ordinariate," Father Stock pointed out. "Just two groups of 15 people could not constitute an ordinariate; as a diocese has to reach a certain capacity to make it viable as a canonical entity, so an ordinariate does as well. There are no fixed figures on that, just as there are not for a diocese, but it depends on the individual circumstances of each place. So it will depend on where these groups form in different parts of the world. … For example, you might find that in somewhere like Australia there wouldn't be just one ordinariate for the whole of the country, but there would be an ordinariate within each of the [geographic] provinces."
Pope Benedict
This brings out the other characteristic of the ordinariate: the pioneering nature of Pope Benedict's effort at true ecumenism, seeking to achieve Christian unity without insisting on uniformity of rites and customs.
Archbishop Nichols summarized this neatly: "Pope Benedict has made clear his own intentions: that the ordinariate can serve the wider cause of visible unity between our two churches by demonstrating in practice the extent to which we have so much to give to each other in our common service of the Lord. With this in mind, he describes this step as 'a prophetic gesture.'"
In short, it is a gamble, but a very brave and very real effort for unity that could form a blueprint for around the world.
James Kelly, Ph.D., is a columnist for The Universe, the biggest-selling Catholic weekly in Britain and Ireland, and a researcher at the University of London.
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The Purchasing Division is responsible for the acquisition of all supplies, materials, equipment and/or services for the City of Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The City assumes no liability for payment of obligations except those incurred and authorized by the City of Rio Rancho Purchasing Division.Functions
The primary objective of Purchasing is to provide timely and responsive support to user departments. Functions of the Purchasing Division include:- Purchasing of supplies, materials, equipment and services as requested by user departments in accordance with Article 2 of the Procurement Code
- Providing guidance and training to user departments on the Procurement Code and purchasing policies and procedures
- Formulating policy regarding purchasing procedures.
Purchase Order Awards
Award of a purchase order will be made to the responsive bidder submitting the lowest and best bid which conforms to the specifications, terms and conditions contained in the invitation. Consideration will also be given to the bidder's potential ability to successfully perform the terms and conditions contained in the invitation and the bidder's past performance, if applicable.Policy
The City of Rio Rancho by enactment of a Charter pursuant to the provisions of Article X, Section 6 of the New Mexico Constitution and pursuant to the Municipal Charter Act, is a home rule municipality. The City will adhere to the Procurement Code adopted in accordance to the City of Rio Rancho Charter. No political or other prejudicial consideration govern the award of the City of Rio Rancho contracts or orders; rather every purchase is made in the public's interest providing all vendors a fair and equal opportunity. It is the objective of the City of Rio Rancho to procure the necessary supplies, equipment and services at the lowest possible cost consistent with the quality needed to meet the departmental requirements and that the taxpayer receive the maximum value for each dollar expended.Bidder Selection
The City of Rio Rancho maintains a current file of prospective bidders categorized by goods and services. The bidder file is continually updated with new prospective bidders.Procurement Methods
Procurement means:
- The purchasing, renting, leasing, lease purchasing or otherwise acquiring items of tangible personal property, services or construction.
- All procurement functions, including but not limited to, preparation of specifications, solicitation of sources, qualification or disqualification of sources and preparation and award of contracts and contract administration
The City of Rio Rancho has the following types of open market purchases.
- A sole Source Purchase or emergency requires justification documentation. Best Obtainable Price.
- $0.01 to $50.00, Petty Cash
All purchases under $5,000 shall be made at the best obtainable price. - Purchases between $5,000.01 - $10,000 shall be made after receipt of three telephone quotations.
- Purchases between $10,000.01 - 20,000 shall be made after receipt of fax or written quotation, which shall be attached to the purchase requisition.
- Purchases over $20,000 shall be a formal invitation for bid (IFB)
- A 5% allowance shall be credited to bidders' prices for businesses with offices located within city limits.
- Procurement requirements shall not be artificially divided so as to constitute a small purchase under this section.


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Curses! For Medicinal Use Only
Isn't it great when science justifies your vices? Never mind all the research on the purported health benefits of red wine or chocolate. My new favorite sin-rationalization study shows that swearing is good for you. It seems to decrease pain.
This is one of those slap-your-forehead, why-didn't-I-think-of-that studies. People have been screaming curse words when they're in pain since well before the dawn of social science, but a new study in NeuroReport seems to be the first to address whether the swearing helps the hurt. The answer wasn't obvious: the authors point out that swearing might amplify the emotional experience of pain and make it even worse.
In one of this year's more absurd experimental designs (and a strong contender for the IgNobel Awards), Richard Stephens of Keele University and colleagues had volunteers dip their hands in buckets of ice water. That's not the absurd part. The "cold pressor pain tolerance test" is a standard lab procedure for inducing pain—it's safe and cheap, and pain tolerance is easily measured as the amount of time people can stand to keep their hands in the water. The fun part is that the researchers asked volunteers to repeatedly speak either a neutral word of their choice or a swear word of their choice. (I know what my choice would be.) The people who swore were able to withstand the ice bath for a longer time.
The researchers have some ideas about why swearing helps—in the study, curse words increased heart rate relative to the innocuous words, so perhaps swearing activates the fight-or-flight response, which can decrease pain perception. In any case, the next time you pound your thumb while hammering, shouting your curse of choice might be the best medicine.


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How To Patch a Pipe Leak
Plumbing Emergencies
Pipes burst, pipes leak - if it happens to you, here are some steps to help you deal with the problem. This article deals primarily with what to do for a temporary fix. A permanent fix will vary with the plumbing involved and type nature of the problem; refer to our plumbing section for more information on specific repairs.
The water supply is under pressure, typically somewhere around 40 to 60 psi. This means that simply covering a leaking pipe with a rag will have little effect other than redirecting the water. A patch on a leak requires counter-pressure as well as a compressible material to help in molding it to the shape of the crack, hole or damage to the pipe.
In ideal circumstances, you will be able to turn off the water supply before effecting repairs. If possible, turn off water at a local water supply valve. Otherwise turn off the water at the water main where it enters your home or at the city water valve. See our article about turning off the water main for more information.
Next, you will need a piece of material to cover the hole. Ideal materials include heavy gauge rubber such as an inner tube or the rubber lid-opener used in the kitchen. Another possibility is a piece of flexible leather, possibly from an old belt, purse or wallet. If you have PVC pipe available, roughly the diameter of the pipe being patched, you can cut a length of PVC, then cut out a chunk along the length creating a piece you can snap over then broken pipe. The patch must be bigger than the crack in the pipe.
Now a device to hold it in place is needed. An ideal device is a band clamp; such as the clamps used to hold the water hose onto the radiator in your car. It must be the right size to fit around the pipe and be able to tighten down on the pipe. Another possibility is locking pliers.
Place the patch over the hole. If you have band clamps, unfasten them all the way, wrap them around the patch and the pipe. Ideally, place one to the left and one to the right of the break and then a third directly over the break. Tighten them down enough to seal the leak, but not so tight that they crush the pipe (a risk greatest with plastic or copper pipe). If you only have locking pliers, close them over the patch and pipe, then tighten them by hand. Now unlock them and tighten them about one more turn; then relock them over the patch. If they cannot be closed with moderate effort, they may need to be loosened a fraction of a turn. If they are too loose, tighten them some more and try locking them over the patch again.
Turn the water back on and check whether your patch is working. Keep an on the patch until you can affect permanent repairs as the leak may worsen.


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NAWC/NADC Warminster Historical Information | |
NADC Historic Marker Dedication Ceremony |
Welcome to NAVAIRDEVCEN.ORG. The website of an outstanding Naval Research facility which was located in Warminster, Pennsylvania and closed in 1996. The Naval Air Warfare Center, formerly the Naval Air Development Center had a rich history of advanced research and development in the Naval community. It was born from the Brewster Aircraft factory towards the end of World War II and grew to become one of the leading Naval Air research laboratories in the nation. It was the home to one of the earliest and largest human centrifuge which was used extensively for astronaut training during the Mercury missions. |
The flag is down on the last day of the Naval Air Warfare Center, Warminster, PA | The NAMU Emblem - Orginal name of the Warminster site which later became NADC and finally NAWC Warminster Taking the NAWC sign down reveals the original 'Brewster' Aircraft Factory inscription at the main entrance |
See an AERIAL VIEW of NAWC | More on BREWSTER AIRCRAFT |
Please join our groups.io navairdevcen email group to receive announcements and communicate with other former NADC Employees and contractors. To join visit https://groups.io/g/navairdevcen The old Yahoo group is no longer working!!
Support our local NARFE Chapter 740 and help defend our benefits
Dedication of the Woody Metcalf Engineering Facility - 2/27/2012
Veterans Day 2014 Celebration and NADC Reunion at The Fuge
The 10th NADC Reunion Banquet (Pictures, Program, Video, and more)
The 15th NADC Reunion Banquet (Pictures and Program)
The 20th NADC Reunion at The Fuge (Photo Slideshow)
NADC Plaque Dedication - ACT Technico - June 3, 2006NADC/NAWC Party Picture Archive - go here for all past party Pictures
Also check the announcements for other activities.
Jack and Jill Golf Tournament Pictures - 2002, 2003, 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Government Employee Retirement Services
Click here to send an email to you Congressman
If you are retired or plan to retire from the government please consider joining NARFE
NATC, the former NAWC/NADC is being developed by the FLRA,
Federal Lands Reuse Authority. Rental Office and Commercial space at the center is available. The NATC may be reached at 215-957-2310 or E-mail them at
Access this site to manage your US Government retirement account. OPM can
also be reached by phone at 1-88USOPMRET (1-888-767-6738) Toll free or
202-606-0500. Have you Claim number or Social Security number available.
Hours are 7:30 AM until 5:30 PM. To use the automated phone or Website
services you will need a PIN number. Contact a customer service specialist
at the above number to receive a PIN number. Your PIN Number will be mailed
to you.
Services available at the OPM Website:
PA Site of the Day
Comments, suggestions, additions, and corrections are welcome,


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I uploaded few Nikon D800 sample images on flickr that I took during the weekend. There are few cropped images, some high ISO samples, with and without post processing. See the description of each photo for more details. You must check also the full resolution version of each image (go to->actions->view all sizes). Needless to say that I am very pleased with my D800 purchase.
Embedded slide show:
I will be uploading more D800 image to this flickr set in the next few weeks. Detailed Nikon D800 review and side-by-side comparison with the D4 and D800E are coming soon.